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5 32ER8 ZEeFE MO MM wn - THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE Published by Times-Gozette Publishers Limited, 57 Simcoe St. South, Oshawa, Ont. JUNIOR THE MATHEMATICAL WHIZ \L Sy A I. Page 6 Wednesday, J 18, 1956 oe 5 e b' {; So THE BUTTER SURPLUS "% Canada May Have to Adopt Restrictive Trade Policy The central issue in Canadian econ- omic affairs in 1956 promises-to be in the field of foreign economic policy. The lines of controversy on this is- sue are already laid. Most Canadians rightly believe that freer internation- al trade, with the purpose of enlarg- ing the size of the world market and lessening the barriers to the interna- tional movement of goods and commo- dities, offers the best promise of pros- perity and progress. Such, in fact, has been the policy of the Canadian gov- ernment for several years. Unfortunately, however, other na- tions of the free world, while paying liberal lip service to freer internation- al trade, are manifesting in their trade practices a steady and disquieting re- 'COULD BE USED UP IN SIX _ MONTHS IF WE EACH ATE AN EXTRA FOUR OUNCES DAILY -- BUT THEN WE'D treat towards economic nationalism. -- ,-- {* HAVE To 59 ON A AT The Canadian government, despite ¥ THERE WOULD BE A valiant efforts to do so, has been un- h able to persuade other nations, either SALT SURPLUS PROBLEM .... by example or by protest, of the folly of resort to restrictive trade practices. Ee If Understandably, therefore, thought- ful Canadians are growing ever more concerned as to the consequences for this country's prosperity of pursuing liberal trade policies when countries with which Canada seeks to trade de- ny her exports access to their markets. Sooner or later a change is inevitable. Economic internationalism in a trading world, most members of which are firmly committed to restrictive trade policies characteristic of economic na- tionalism, just doesn't make sense. PE an Philanthropic Pitfalls In U.S. Unprecedented and 'indiscriminate munificence on the part of private benefactors such as Ford, can some- times have unexpected and disquiet- ing consequences which affect far greater numbers than the donor and the recipient institution. Consider, for example, the seeming- ly well-merited public criticism which has been focussed of late upon the Fund for the Republic, established through a grant from the Ford Foun- dation. Among the activities of the Fund for the Republic which have caused grave misgivings is the gift of $5,000 to the Plymouth Meeting Library As- sociation in tribute to the Association's 'courage' in employing a former librar- Would End Early Closing Law that this is no longer the case. would be well whether the law should not be reformed to more closely reflect the wishes of the public. There is, however, another side to the story. The curtailment of hours of business in retail stores is mot a mew movement. Its original intent was to shorten the working hours of people employed by retail establishments. We can recall when they had to work al- most every evening, with especially late hours on Saturday. Curtailment of The scientific sampling of public opinion is now recognized as a reliable and valuable process. In Kitchener, On- tario, such a sampling shows that 76.8 per cent of the public think that retail stores should be allowed by law to re- main open for evening shopping. The significance of that finding is that it indicates how thoroughly the law may be out of touch with the wishes of the public. The law governing early closing of retail stores in Ontario was originally written several decades ago. It pro- vides that if three-quarters of store- keepers in any classification request an early closing by-law, the municipal- ity must impose a six p.m. closing on all stores in the classification. When the law was first written it probably had public approval. The Kit- chener public opinion poll indicates Bits Of Verse THE TOWN OF NO GOOD Kind friends, have you heard Of the town of no good, ian of a communist school who refus- ed to testify before a Congressional committee. Another questionable ac- tivity of the Ford-endowed Fund for the Republic, is its decision to subsi- dize a TV programme series featuring one of the most vitriolic left-wing car- ; : # toonists in the United States. Disqui- eting, too, is the assertion of the Fund's president, Dr. Robert Hutch- ins, of the foundation's willingness to employ communists. Thoughtful Canadians may be for- given for wondering to what extent the leftist leanings of the Fund for the Republic may have led to the sponsor- ship of socialist and communist activie thoroughly misleading impression of Parliament; and it does not show Canadians our Ottawa vers- ion of democracy at work, thinks Henry Hosking. I found many others who support his view. Far better, suggested Henry, that ional real life of Senate or Commons in daily rout- ine should be broadcast, Then the public would be interested and in- structed to see party leaders and § other parliamentary figures in full oratorial flow. OTTAWA REPORT Was Broadcast. Parade, Worth It? ties, under the guise of academic re- search, in this country. provincial legislature advised to consider the hours of retail business boon to them, and people had become educated to the shorter business hours. In an age when industry is fairly well down to a 40-hour week, it seems rath- enjoy these shorter hours to have to work long hours just to suit their convenience. er unfair of those who Editorial Notes West German officials claim 252,- 000 refugees entered from East Ger- many in 1955. These figures tell their By PAT NICHOLSON Special Correspondent To The Daily Times-Gazette OTTAWA: The whole of Ottawa turned out to welcome the Santa Claus parade, before our white Christmas. But before last week's lly green ing of Par- liament, only 11 citizens by actual count watched the governor-gen- eral's parade at the key street corner by the East Block. This audience included a young mother with two little girls, both eating sandwiches out of a paper bag; a Chinese waiter on his way to work; two out-of-town shoppers caught by the traffic block; two Mounties on dyty; and three gent. lemen obviously past the age of retirement. Up the slope around Confedera- tion Square marched the guard of honor, by the It was preceded by the band of the Governor General's Foot Guards, puitiog up the incline beneath their eye-closing bearskin helmets. One drummer tattooed his instrument to keep the marchers in nep. en as the parade turned into the straightaway leading to the Parliament Building, the band burst forth with a jaunty ditty known irreverently to all old sweat as 'Dont throw the lamp at father; wait till he gets into bed." Then through the gate streaked three government cars and an ex- ress company truck. The former Dore fate ins bemedalled heads of the three services and their be- furred wives; the latter delivered parcels to the back door. The kernel of the parade was two Mounties on motor-cyeles, head. lights ablaze as for a funeral; more Mounties on horses; followed by the governor-general in an open horse-drawn carriage. He touched his hat to the small group on the corner as he passed, and the artil- lery fired a salute which nearly created two dismounties. Finally, one hapless rider did land. From that stage onward, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation picked up the ceremonial. Without being a thriller-dilier, the program was a very great improvement upon last year's hitch-fraught tele- cast. Evillooking black cables, raw wooden floodlight platforms and roasting Tights trespassed into the dignified Senate Chamber. One- eyed monsters glided everywhere, to photograph the ceremony. But when it was all over, and the last sweating judge of the Su- preme Court had removed his hot robe, and the last perspiring diplo- mat had cursed the discomfort be- neath those tomato-ripening tele: vision floodlights, the ig doubt re- m : wasAdt worth it? Most of the senators and MPs with whom I discussed this con- troversial broadcast seemed of the opinion that it was not. The opens ing of Parliament has color which television lacks; it has a moving warmth to those familiar with it, which cannot be caught by anyone not knowing most of the particip- ants. And the governor-general's long drawn out reading of the throne speech, in both English and French, hardly compares with Howdy-Doody as a fast - moving afternoon entertainment; while the evening rebroadcast lacked the ac- tion of those Chicago wrestling bouts. NOT TRUE SENATE The Sena'e in daily action never looks like the Senate Chamber on opening day, protested Guelph's Henry Hosking. It is perpetrating a deceit on the public to lead them to believe that the Senate is crowded with sightseeing women and obligation-filling' diplomats. At the opening, the senators are all but lost in the social throng; their desks have been removed to make room for more chairs; no debate takes place; few national figures can be picked out, added Henry. All in all, the telecast give a Australia's Prime Minister Bob Menzies once told me how '"'ques- tion period" is broadcast every afternoon when Parliament is sit- ting, and 'rebroadcast at night, in ih gountry. Tuis very vital and ast-moving parliamenta inter- lude is the mostlistened-to breads cast program 'Down Under', he said. And the fact that it is being carried to every" corner of the country ensures that both ques- tioning MPs and answering cab- Jet ministers are always on their oes. MAC'S MEDITATIONS Are All Scots Also Frenchmen? »§ M. MCINTYRE HOOD Harry Bateson, our old friend formerly of Whitby, and now a re- sident of Oshawa, has sent us along some material which has given us a bit of a shock. It ¢ame in the form of an article in a recent is- sue of Picture Post, a popular mag- azine published in London, Eng- land. It is headed, 'Are Scots F.ench Citizens". We have always had the traditional and justifi- able pride in our Scotish birth and ancestry, but this article has left us wondering if we have all this time had a dual nationality, and vhether we are not actually a citi-, zen of France by virtue of being a native of Scotland. All of this business dates back to an alliance for defence against England made by Scotland and France and widened in its terms, Eventually it took the form of an edict by which automatic natural- ization was given to all Scots going to France, either temporarily or permanently, according them ex- gctly similar privileges with home- bern Frenchmen. As we have been in France several times for long and short periods, we are naturally wondering if that automatically gives us French citizenship. EXTENDED IN 1513 In the year 1513, the dark year of the Battle of Flodden for Scotland, the Scots invaded Eng- land as a diversion to draw Eng- lish pressure from their French allies. In that year, the govern. ment of Louis XII extended the na- turalization laws of France to include all Scotsman. This provis- ion was frequently renewed and made perpetual, thereafter, all as part of a defensive alliance against ngland. The French edict of 1513 says: "That henceforth and forever, all those og ger Kingdom of 'Scotland who shail re- side . . . or supposing they should be neither residents nor inhabi- tants . . . we declare that we hold, deem and repute them in all things as true and original natives of our said Kingdom of France." EFFECT ON ALLIANCE At one time, in the 16th century this dual citizenship meant a great deal. Scots colleges in France, both secular and religious, were so num erous that there was said to be more scholars attending them there than were in Scotland. Scot- tisk universities were based on the French model. French universit- ies had a strong corps of Scots professors, and even principals. Scots attained to the highest of- fices In France, becoming mar- IN DAYS GONE BY 25 YEARS AGO The Dominion Railway order, curtailing Whitby-Lindsay service, was rescinded, but the Whitby, Orono-Port Hope service remained as ordered. Miss Rilda G.Slemon Haydona very active worker in the com- munity, passed away. Air mail service from St. John to Victoria had a beneficial effect on mail service in Oshawa, where mail was forwarded to Toronto by train and then transferred to the plane service. ) Postage rates were 5 cents for the first ounce and 10 cents each additional ounce. Mrs. C. Terwillegar's residence, one of the landmarks of Harmony district, and approximately 100 years old, was torn down. Dr. F. J. Donevan, veteran mem- ber of the board of education, was elected chairman. Trustee E. Lovell succeeded him as head of e t ittee. A building committee, composed ot C. F. Schoenau, H. Moraht, F. M. Dohner, H. Diederichsen, and N. Stire was appointed by Grace Lutheran congregation. Rev, A, C. Hahn was pastor of the church. The Children of His Majesty's Chapel Savoy of London England, resented a concert in the town all Whitby, under the auspices of all Saints Anglican Church. It was the first time in 700 years that 'he choir of this chapel was per- nitted to leave England on such a tour. The choir was under the di- rection of Carlton Borrow, and was made up of 12 boys ranging from 12 to 15 years. Russell Wilber was elected 1931 president of Blue Devils Rugby team succeeding W. H, Clark, Ow- ing to existing financial conditions and the fact that all spare cash was devoted to welfare 'and relief work, the success of the team in the ORFU race was not marked in any tangible way. The Winter Gardens and Motor City Bowling Alleys were renovated A. following a disastrous fire and the alleys were now opened to the publie. W.E.N. Sinclair, KC, MPP, Osh- awa, was unanimously selected as House Leader by the Liberal mem- bers in the legislature. shals, high constables, archbishops and chancellors. There was also a strong French influence in Scotland. Scots law Facies were greatly influenced the French; French was the country's second language and high offices of state were occupied ly Frenchmen. Even after the Re-' formation in Scotland, the old alli~ ance continued to be renewed. LAST RENEWAL IN 1646 According to the Picture Post the decree of 1513 was rewewed, and added to, in 1558 by Henry II of France; in 1599 Henry IV, in 1612 by Louis and in 1646 by Louis XIV. These . last two are most significant in that they were issued after the crowns of England and Scotland were united under James VI and I. Yet the 1612 edict says "to the end that it may be a thing firm forever," and in 1646, Louis says plainly, *'Whatev there may have crowns France since the union of the Kingdom tish decree was issued makin en for all time to come citizens of Scotland, Incidenta this edict remained in force un 1906, when it was repealed, along with many other old cottish acts, by the British Parliament. That bady, however, had no power to affect the old French statutes. So far as can be ascertained, these French decrees and edicts still stand unrepealed, despite the pro- visions of the Code Napoleon. So, if words, legal enactments and statutes mean anything, if . etually'" and + "firm and stable for ever" and so on, mean what they say, then citizens of Scotland are still citizens of France -- citizens but not subjects. Even jf Scots are now British sub- jects," Scottish citizenship is a sep- arate entity, and in many respects come under a different legal code from other British citizens. A Scot- tizh citizen has quite separate mar- riage and divorce conditions, for in- siance, from an English one. More- over, the recent Royal Commission on Scotland affairs, held that Scot- land was still a nation and must be accepted as such. The United Kingd ali + pted that as a fact, So where does that leave us. I should mean that being a Scottish citizen would mean that in visiting France, as Harry Bateson points out, it should not be necessary to have a passport or visa to enter that country. Of course, on our last two visits to France, our pass- ports were demanded as soon as we landed on French soil. The im- migration officials, apparently did ct know that we are also natur- alized eitizens of France. That opens up a lot of interesting pos- sibilities. However, it does not matter now, so far as we are concerned, be- cause we have in our possession a certificate of Canadian citizen- ship, duly signed and presented to us by Hon. Walter Harris when he was minister of immigration and citizenship. OCAL IMPROVEMENT NOTICE ICE THAT; The Council of The Corporation of the City of Osh awa Intends to construct, as local improvements, cement concrete sidewalks on the following streets between the points mentioned: NAME OF STREET Alma Street Anderson Avenue Anderson Avenue Baldwin Street Boldwin Street Banting Avenue Beatrice Street Chadburn Street Chadburn Street Chadburn Street Cloverdale Street Cloverdale Street Conant Street Conant Street Cordove Road Cubert Street Eulalie Avenue Fernhill Boulevard FROM Kaiser Crescent 563 West of West Property Park Road North West Limit of Lot 27 Sheet 13-C.] * Plan 357 Taylor Avenue Taylor Avenue Ritson Road South Hortop Avenue Gliddon Avenue Eulalie Avenue | Eulalie Avenue Wellington Avenue Southloawn Avenue Ritson Road South Ritson Road South Park Road South Hibbert Street Cadillac Avenue South Woodcrest Avenue TO 26.5' Hast of Hast Limit Lot 1, Plen 508 sSipk South 665.17" West of West Property of Park Road North 172.50" East of West Limit Lot 27 Sheet 13-C-1 Plan 357 Olive Avenue South Limit Lot 35 Plen 560 West Limit Lot 465 Plon 145 Somerville Avenue Eulalie Avenue South Limit Lot 5 Plen 528 South Limit Lot 6 Plon 528 Southlawn Avenue Willowbank Cour Sylvia Street East Limit. Lot 1 Plan 478 Oxford Street Tresane Street Waest Limit Lot 166 Plen 303 Miller Avenue On the banks of the river Slow, own story. Where the Some-Time-or-Other Scents the air, And the Soft-Go-Easies grow? It lies in the valley Of What's-the-Use, In the province of Let-Her-Slide; It's the home of the Reckless I-Don't-Care, Where the Give-It-Ups abide, The town is as old As the human race, And it grows with the flight of years; It is wrapped in the fog Of the Idler's dreams ; It's streets are paved With discarded schemes And sprinkled with useless tears. . Floyd Avenue READERS' VIEWS Grierson Street MAC'S MUSINGS dy Guelph Street It sometimes is worth while Suggests YMCA To have a spell of sickness In Old Library : Hillside Avenue Howard Street To give time for just Huron Street Quiet thinking over all The Editor, The Times-Gazette, James Street That has gone before in Sir: Years ago there was a Kawartha Avenue The years of the past YMCA here. It was torn down. A King Street West And meditate of what long felt want might be supplied LaSalle Avenue a. Mmeia'e 0), Wa if the old library building could Las hue All of life has meant be made available as such, as Loraine Avends As we have lived it. especially mow with many men Loraine A out of work, with nowhere to go, M ie Avenue and homes a long distance away, arquette Avenue or scores with no homes at all. Miller Avenue Many having to live in one Mohawk Avenue room, and not allowed in that in the daytime, it is a pretty uncom- 'Ritson Road North fortable situation for them to be in, especially in winter time. Different types of men do not want to spend their time in pool- rooms, cinemas and the like. We have a wonderful library, but a little recreation goes well with studies and would keep up the men's morale. Rosehill Boslevard Laracor Avenue Taylor Avenue Taylor Avenue Park Road South 3 1°40" South of North Limit Lot $32 Plan 148 North Limit Lot 291 Plen 145 Stacey Avenue Simcoe Street South Stevenson Road South North Limit Lot 206 Plen 305 Vimy Avenue Johnston Avenue | Johnston Avenue Park Road South West Limit Lot 8 Plan 448 Sherwood Avenue 166° South of North Limit Lot C-6 Sheet 3 Plan 335 8.80 North of South Limit Let C-2 Sheet 3 Plan 335 Wallington Avenue Southlawn Avenue Lloyd Avenue Sunset Drive Ritson Road South King Street West Guelph Street Guelph Street Central Park Boulevard South Cloverdale Street Ritson Road South North Limit Lot 1 Plan 502 Hoskin Avenue 48' East of Eost Limit Reeehill Boulevard D'Arcy Street South Limit Lot 95 Plen 560 South Limit Lot 28 Plan 560 Lorraine Avenue Beatty Avenue South Limit Lot 301 Plan 145 Banting Avenue Waest Limit Lot 87 Plen 486 Westmount Street South Limit Lot 201 Plen 303 Olive Avenue Hillside Avenue Hillside Avenue Nassau Street Stevenson Road North North Limit Lot 11 Plen 527 271.80 North of North Limit Lot €-5 Sheet 3Plan 335 = a g Mother assures daughter she never ran after boys the way daughter does --which may explain the kind of hus- band she got. = » S mes 23 Other Editors Views AGAIN? (Financial Times) The president of one of the small loans com- panies in the U.S. recently stated that the con- sumer has never been in better shape. His yard- stick was the fact that his company's business was up 43 per cent from a year ago. Is this part of the "New Era" stuff? According to this new index of the financial health of the class, if people are 43 per cent better off be- cause they have 43 per ceat more debts, would they be 100 per cent better off with 100 per cent more debts? It's stuff like this that reminds you that it is almost time to become scared again. " W. NOT A GAME OF PATTY-CAKR (Calgary Herald) Drunk or impaired driving should be heav- ly punishable, but that is not the only kind of driving idiocy which merits harsh treatment. Dersistent speeding or persistent reckless driv. ing are almost as bad. In both those situations, repeated offenses should lead inexorably to long suspension of licenses, and mandatory, not discretionary suspension. Insistence on proper driving these days is not a delicate game of patty-cake in which somebody's tender feelings need to be considered. Bible Thoughts If God be for us who can be against us?-- Romans 8:31. We shall have the overwhelming majority on our side even tho no mortal is on our side. 23 ® 2% As we have been lying In bed, we have indulged In a retrospect view Of all the past years, And have come to the Conclusion that life has Been very good to us, And has been interesting To a very high degree. Ritson Road North Ritson Road South Ritson Road South Rosehill Boulevard Somerville Avenue Southlawn Avenue Most cities, smaller than Osh- Stevenson Road South -, . awa, have a YMCA. It Teall is a Taylor Avenue much needed want in this city. Taylor Avenue --E. F WOOD Vimy Avenue Farmer, 3 Men Te ingran venus Fight' Off Rats Wilson Road South Windsor Avenue ARRAS, France (Reuters) -- A badly bitten in a desperate hour- long battle with 100 giant rats in farmer and three of his men were a barn at Boismont near here. The fight began when farmer Jules Michaux was moving bales of straw in his barn. A rat leaped cnto his shoulder and bit his cheek. Another attacked his legs. Others surged forward, attacking him and cutting off his retreat. He fought back and shouted for Lelp. The rats were finally beaten off, leaving 6 dead. "If my men had not come I would have been eaten alive," Michaux said, "I have never seen rats so big." 647' South of South Limit of Rossland Road Rest Southlawn Avenue Willowbank Court 14.6' North of South Limit Lot 67 Plen 263 South Limit of Lot 49 Plan 527 East Limit of Lot 67 Plan 486 1900° South of South Limit of King Street West Farewell Street West Limit Lot 36 Plan 560 Cadillac Avenue South Ritson Road South Simcoe Street South Olive Avenue Gliddon Avenue VAGRANT VERSE. All of us can benefit From such periods of Quiet retrospection, of Assessing the value of How life has been spent, And whether we have made Use of the opportunities Made available to us for Serving our fellow-men. We have lived through A great period of history, And it has been good To have a part in it, No matter how humble, And to realize that we Have been fortunate in The lot which has been Given to us in the Capacities given to us. The Daily Times-Gazette T. L. WILSON, P and Gen M. 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DAILY AVERAGE NET PAID CIRCULATION FOR JULY 12,328 and intends to specially assess a part of the cost the land abutti i A sidewalks are to have a width of four (4)feet. Ypon tie land ebueting dirsstiy on the work, All the said The estimated cost of the work is $58,256.88 of which $22,820.76 is to be paid by the Corporation. The estimated owners' cost per foot frontage is $1.95. The special assessment is to be paid in ten (10) equal annual instalments and the estimated owners' annual rate per foot frontage is 24.6 cents. Application will be made by the Corporation to The Ontario Municipal Bzard for its approval of the under- taking of the said work and any owner may, within twenty-one days after the first publication of this notice, file with the Board his objection to the said work being undertaken. The said Board may approve of the said work being undertaken but, before doi it and place when any objection to the said work Will be considered. 2 "e Y3ing 1a, It ay oppoint a Kime DATED at Oshawa this 18th day of January, 1956. So a period of sickness Has had fts compensations In allowing more time For thoughts of the past And for resolutions as To how we can best Spend the time that is Left to vs to justify Our existe e on earth. L. R. BARRAND, Clerk.